Tonight’s concert was a long one considering there were six
bands playing. New bands are not necessarily a bad thing, of course and you’re
always hoping to discover something special but if the bands get repetitive with
sound and/or presence then the night can go long and the audience can fall
apart by the time the headliner hits the stage, which in this case quite a few
people decided they had enough after WhiteChapel had finished. This was their
night, since they were currently hitting the charts with the song entitled “The
Saw is the Law.” The crowd that left missed out on another fantastic set by one
of the most prolific bands in heavy metal, DevilDriver, fronted by the now
reborn Coal Chamber of the ‘90s.
The night started off with Fit For An Autopsy which did show
me much regarding a sound all their own, nor did Rivers of Nihil but they got
the crowd warmed up some for the long night of thundering noise and cookie
monster vocals.
Next, was the band called Carnifex and I found them
entertaining musically and visually. I swear the lead singer looked like a
spitting image of Crispin Glover as the legendary George McFly from the Back To
the Future. He had the same shaved side, slicked/combed over haircut, same slim
body presence and profile of Crispin Glover. I heard some great potential I them
and I know they’ve been around a while now but it’s still in general a band
that makes for a great opening act.
Revocation played next and they were a good blend of metal
and hard driving, straight ahead rock and roll. Their lead singer is really
talented and is the glue to the success of that band. It’s rare you get great
guitar solos that aren’t just metal-type solos, Revocations solos were filled
with more soul and depth and draws you in to hear more of the complexity that
they bring to their music. It’s almost too bad they are thrown in with metal
bands with crazy text for a logo/brand. Their music is simply better than their
marketing shows.
The highlight for many people that night was to bear witness
to WhiteChapel. This band has been around for a little while now and are just
hitting their stride with their latest release entitled “Our Endless War.” I must say their light
show and aura are impressive. The guttural vocals almost can frighten and the
pounding the audience takes is quite impressive. I can see why and respect why
people are digging this band at this time. There was some resemblance of
witnessing Lamb Of God for the first time and being mighty impressed with the
vibe but Lamb Of God have more range/depth than WhiteChapel.
As some of the crowd decided that WhiteChapel was their
reason to come and were simply worn out after five bands played before
DevilDriver hit the stage, the remaining audience were given another fantastic
show by one of the best bands in metal music. DevilDriver played some new cuts
off their latest release “Winter Kills” along with a plethora of classics along
with a taste off their music catalog. Being one band that never disappoints,
gets to your town at least once a year and releases new music more often than
not in this day and age, I highly suggest you get into DevilDriver!
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| Carnifex |
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| DevilDriver |
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| Fit For An Autopsy |
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| Revocation |
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| Rivers of Nihil |
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WhiteChapel |
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